ASKA similar games & best alternatives

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ASKA

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

Should you play it?

A new Viking age dawns with you at its helm. Forge a thriving colony from nothing in this mythic open-world survival sim. Earn the gods' favor and survive in a land ruled by ancient terrors and unforgiving seasons. Rally unique villagers, expand your settlement and defend your tribe - solo or co-op!

What works

  • Immersive viking colony management
  • Intelligent npc villagers automate tasks
  • Challenging survival and combat
  • Cooperative multiplayer support
  • Regular developer updates and community engagement

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve and micromanagement
  • Some ai pathfinding and behavior issues
  • Early game grind and resource scarcity
  • Limited character customization
  • Lack of detailed tutorial and ui polish

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • IfSunSets

  • Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG

  • Soulmask

  • Nested Lands

  • Everwind

  • SpellForce - Platinum Edition

More intimate

Games that feels like ASKA but with more focus on close relationships

  • Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen

  • Valheim

  • Enshrouded

  • Sengoku Dynasty

  • Warhammer: Vermintide 2

  • ELEX

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like ASKA but with less leadership over others

  • Under A New Sun

  • Risen 3 - Titan Lords

  • DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

  • ELDEN RING

  • Outward Definitive Edition

  • Remnant: From the Ashes

Less social

Games that feels like ASKA but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Pine

  • YAR: Forgotten Throne

  • Viking Frontiers: Prologue

  • Land of the Vikings

  • Noble Legacy

  • Far Cry® Primal

Less fantastical

Games that feels like ASKA but with less imaginative fiction

  • Medieval Dynasty

  • Subsistence

  • Green Hell

  • Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

  • Xsyon - Prelude

  • Bellwright

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ASKA: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026